Where does “twitch” come from?
Twitch comes from Old English twiċċan, from Proto-Germanic kwikwaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, ultimately derived from the root gʷeih₃w-.
twitch (English): A brief, small movement out of place and then...
Definitions
- A brief, small movement out of place and then...
Ancestry of “twitch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | quitch | To shake ; to stir, move; To stir; to move; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | quicchen | — |
| 3 | Old English | cweċċan | to shake, swing, move, vibrate, shake off, give... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kwakjaną | to shake, shake about, jolt, swing; to shake,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷog- | to shake, swing |
Words derived from “twitch”